Global Population in 2024

8,120,859,790

Highest Population

1,450,935,791

India

Lowest Population

9,646

Tuvalu

Highest GDP per Capita

467,496

Monaco

Lowest GDP per Capita

750

South Sudan

Average GDP per Capita

21,032

Highest Life Expectancy

85

Japan

Lowest Life Expectancy

52

Lesotho

Average Life Expectancy

73.9

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Africa shows markedly lower GDP per capita from the figures compared to other continents, reflecting significant poor economic situations.

Europe and Oceania demonstrate the most consistently high GDP per capital, while Asia and the Americas show greater variability, indicating diverse development stages within these regions.

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Africa shows markedly lower life expectancy in the figures compared to other continents, reflecting significant developmental issues.

Europe and Oceania demonstrate the most consistently high life expectancies, while Asia and the Americas show greater variability, indicating diverse development stages within these regions.

Median Global Population

9,253,917

Average Global Population

42,076,787

Average GDP per Capita

21,032

Average Life Expectancy

73.9

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This data comes from the python plotly.express matplotlib seaborn library’s gapminder dataset, which is originally sourced from the Gapminder Foundation.

The Gapminder Foundation is a non-profit venture that promotes sustainable global development and achievement of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals by increasing use and understanding of statistics and other information about social, economic, and environmental development.

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